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VOLUME LXXIII-XO. 61.
KAIULANI.
CHeir=Presumptive
Looms Up.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
Diplomacy Outgeneraled
by Promptitude.
COMMISSIONERS EN ROUTE.
Importance of the Hawaiian Islands
to the United States Fully
Detailed.
Interest in the Hawaiian revolution is
becoming more intensified as some new and
important feature is developed.
It is now known that during the exciting
events of tbe I6th the steamer Alameda
•ailed from Honolulu for Sydney, carrying
with her a dispatch from the Queen's
Cabinet to the British Foreign Office, and
it is conjectured that it contained a request
to send the hflr-r resumptive, the Prince 83
Kaiuiaui, as speedily as possible to Hono
lulu.
The question that begins to assume a
leiious aspect is, "What volley will Ens
land pursue?' and it is thought that she
will support the claim of this young Prin
cess to the throne.
One el the commissioner?, Mr. Thurston,
contends that by the treaty of 1843 between
England and France, England is bound to a
policy of non-interference, and that as the
United States refused to become a party to
the treaty and has invariably declined to
act in concert ith these powers there is
nothing in the way to prevent her from
annexing the islands.
Mr. Thurston also gives a complete
answer to the objection that has been
raised to annexation en the ground of
Hawaii's public debt.
The commissioners left for Washington
yesterday afternoon, after expressing their
gratification at the cordial reception ac
corded them nud their cause by the press
and business men of this city and their faith
In the success of their mission.
Interesting articles from eminent authori
ties are civen in this issue on the impor
tance of the Hawaiian Islands to this great
nation.
OBJECTIONS ANSWERED.
Hawaii's Public Debt and the Alleged
Treaty Rights.
The Hawaiian commiss oners ep?nt a
qniet and restful day yesterday compared
to what they have experienced for the past
fortnight.
Before leaving Honolulu they had four
exciting days, followed by a rough passr-ge
across and a cay full of bustle and activity
on their rival here.
They were seen ys'e:day afternoon by
a reporter for The Call, and all said they
were eminently pleased at the cordial re
ception tender^ t!,em by the business men
of this city and the warm sympathy shown
in their cause.
"We are particularly pleased," said L.
A. Thurston, "with the accurate and ad
mirable review of the situation In The
Call ibis morning. We cannot express too
strongly our thanks for the way in which
the press here has treated us and the cause
•we represent. They are entirely with us,
and we will Dot seen forget the courtesies
extended to us.
"We also feel assured that the business
«en of the coast are with us. There has
been only one dissentient voice, apparently,
and, considering the large connection the
gentleman nas had with the islands, it has
considerably surprised us. It is apparent
that fee did not take the trouble to make
himself familiar with the situation before
expressing his opinion.
"There are two points in Thf. CAXX'fI
b from V. . relating to what
trail- ; ■ f the
Senate yesterday which I would Ike to
"Objection was made to annexation on
the ground that our debt amounted to
$3,000,000.
"In roucd numbers that is about tb^ex
teDt of our debt, but to cover that we have
crown lands worth at the lowest possible
estimate 56.0C0.000 to $7,000,000, exclusive of
the income derived from taxation.
* crown lands draw a revenue of
"Tlie public lands were in two portions,
the first directly under the control of the
Government and sul^ct to sale or lease.
The other was set at art and made non
aliecable, being the perquisite of the reigu-
Ing sovereign.
•'.ion was the rrrwn lands
• r:d con sitt of al cut one-third of the entire
country, containing the richest districts
a:.d many of the plantation and leased
rtiea.
"One of the first acts of the Provisional
Government was to turn over the hole of
tie crown lands to be.u«ed as Government
land?, thu same as the first portion I have
referred to.
"it will be, therefore, apparent that there
Is ample security for our debt and there
caD be no possible objection to annexation
en that ground.
• other point is in reference to the
al.'eged trea'y between Kngland, Germany
'-■ United Mates. There never was
Buch a treaty.
"i ] C 4'; England and France entered Into
a treaty between themselves in
Hawaii was not a party, by which it was
mutually at'reed Eo t to interfere with
Hawaii. They s^ked the Ud ited States to
em in the treaty, but were met with
a refusal.
"In a number of Instances subsequent
both England and France have requested
the United States to net in concert with
them, but the United States invariably re
fused, holding aloof and being prepared to
take whatever action was necessary in the
Interests of her citizens residing on the
islands.
i# The treaty, therefore, i* one which pre
vents either England or France inti 1 1
in Ilawa.ian i^flaiis vithont committing a
breach of tbe treaty o f 18431 hut it noes nit
prevent the United Stales taking w hatever
actirn ghe chooses.
••France has not interfered with us, the
. lefi.ro we teft, having
formally recoguiid the provisional Goveru
ment
"With recnid to Germany I may state
the Consul-Geneml at Bonoluiu stated that
his specific instructions were that Germany
would take no interest in the political future
of the I; lands, but aoleiy in commercial
loteresta, and he was always to act in that
■
"I would like to call the attention of the
readers of The Call to tl c warding of the
acknowledgments of some ol tho leading
powers.
"The German Consul says: 'I shall do all
in my power to further and support the
provisional Government.'
"i be Austrian Consul's reply Is couched
in precisely the same Itnctuge.
"The Italian Consul says: 'Your request
of recognition a* a de facto govern meat of
the Hawaiian Islands and that 1 afford to it
the moral support of Government re
ceived. In response I have tie honor to
Bay that I comply with tie above if quest.'
"The Consul for Russia says: '1 take
pleasure to recognize the Provisional Gov
ernment of Hawaii as defined la the procla
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mation, and I shall afford to it my moral
support as the representative of the Govern
ment of Russia/
The Consul-General of the Netherlands
says: 'I take pleasure in assuring the gen
tlemen of the Executive Council that I
cordially extend to them my full assent to
their claim for recognition ami of my Inten
tion to add such moral support as may come
within the scope of my authority.'
"I would like to add here that the Consul-
General of the Netherlands is E. ('. Mac
fariaue, who has been one of the half dozen
white men who have resisted us most in
Elding with the Queen although not ap
proving of her proposition to promulgate the
new constitution.
"Even he, In his official capacity, felt the
neecessityof acknowledging the new Gov
ernment as, in the words of one of the main
supporters of the Queen, 'they were in such
a miserable minority that there was no use
lor them to try to stem the nopniar tide.'
"The acknowledgments from France and
Portugal were received on the day of our
departure, ad there was no time to trans
late them b-fore the Claudine sailed.
"We sue firmly impressed with the belief
that when the facts of the case are known
at Washington our mission will be crowned
with success.
"The United States is not likely to lose
the chance of securing such a strategic
point as Honolulu, when it is offered for
her acceptance."
"The Cacti of the case," remarked W. C.
Wilder, "are as published in the press and
we are prepared to stand or fall by them.
There is nothing to conceal.
"We are not a pack cf adventurers, but
Princess V. Kainlnni.
have large interests at stake. Mr. Thurs
. Mr, Cas le and Mr. Carter are lawyers,
and represent the interests of wealthy
clients, as well as th^ir own, w!:ic!i ate not
inconsiderable. Mr. UarsdfO is a planter
anil represents that intere-t, while I repre
sent the interests of commerce.
"The revolution is not a humbug, fraud
or gross piece of absurd ty, nor is it t. c
desperate effort on the part of a few to save
themselves from bankruptcy, a* one ijtntie
m i! In your c ty seems
"It is rate and determined i ffnrt
foreign residents with possibly half
r dozen exceptii n«. to free themselves ir m
tyranny and protect the capital they have
honestly invested on the Islands from being
wrested ont of their I
"The standing of the men composing tbe
ii a i Government and Advisory
Council is a sufficient answer U» sue:; >
and i:i - - itement,"
W. It. Castle, who is a personal frieDd of
Hon. W. C. Whitney, ex-Secretary of the
Navy, sent him a lons dispatch on Siturday
with particulars of the revolution. Up re
ceived a reply yesterday from a friend that
the dispatch had been received, and he bad
reason to h*pe that their mission would
receive Mr. Whitney's indorsement.
Tlie coinn'.i-'.sloners received a number of
callers yesterday, who expressed their cor
aial approval of the steps tat^n looking
toward annexation to the States. Among
them was Hon. K. C. Bishop, the million
aire bunker of Honolulu, who has been a
guest at '.he Occidental iiotel fpr the past
two months.
Tbey left on the 5 r m. boat for O.ikland
on their j urney to Washington, i
pan;ed by some friends ana Bympatnizers,
cairyinc with them ihe ceneral wish tbat
their mission wouia be crowned wlili suc
cess.
The provisional Government has B'iown
rare wisdom in the selection of the com
missioners as it w. uld be difficult to find a
more genial, courteous and able quintet
anywhere. Tbey are fine types of the self
reliant irogrexsive men who have made
their mark In the islands of the Pacific.
ENGLAND'S ATTITUDE.
Will She Support Princess Kaiulani's
Claim to the Throne?
Tl ere was one point on which the Ha
waiian Commissioners did not ore to dwell
to any extent.
It was the problematical one of "What
policy will England pursue ?"
The question was in a ! measure answered
by Mr. Thurston in sieak of the treaty
of 1843 to the effect that England had then
bowed herself to a policy of non-interfer
ence, and the had no more right to claim
dominion over the islands than any tther for
eign power.
It was ascertained from the Commission
ers that on the evening of Monday, the lGtli,
the steamer Aiameda sailed from Honolulu
for Sydney.
Ly tbat time the mass-meeting of citizens
had been hild. at which the re-outi
clemning the action of the Queen and em
powering the committee of hafeiy to fur
ther devise ways aid means f> r the main
tenance c,f law and order and the ;
•;i b of lite ai.d property was submitted
and adopted.
1 i c marines from Hie cruiser Boston had
also been landed.
It v.a-i known that th© Queen's Cabinet
bad forwarded by the AJaueda ;i lengthy
dispatch through the Britiiti < onsul lo the
liriti -!. ■ prtsuiiKibiy detailing
tne ereuls up to the time of the steemei'a
departure nnd sometbing more.
The Aianieda will be due at Auckland,
New Zealand, to-day or to-mxirow, and
from tbat port the dh patch could bw cabled
I and.
Kn< fact, the provisional G
rnent was anxious that Hip Irne f.icts ot tlie
uon should be made known o the
L'niteii btates Government beiure the .^toiy
sent to England by the Queeu's < übinet
could rench llii- country.
Tbe Claud iue was accordingly chartered,
the Com m lot Di>oiuted and sent on
;heir way to Washington.
The fir^t news, therefor", t tat England
would receive of the revolution wou.d be
from this coin try.
Itts surmised that England wtll I
annexation to tbe Uoited State*, and will
inairti ti]K.!i the heir prrn nptive, the Prin
cess Kaiolani, ascending the throne.
Tbis young Princes* Utne only child of
the late i'rinCfCS J.ikflikc, only His'er of
Liliuokalao!, her father being Hon. Archi
bald Cleghern, a Scotchman.
bbe is about 18 yeais of ace and has been
residing in Kngland fur the past two or
three yean brushing Her education. Her
taatei and predilections are entirely Eofitsh,
ana for this reason it is thought Kngland
will suppoil her claim to the throne, bucked
up by the fact that .she had been proclaimed
heir- presumptive by Lilitiokalani.
The claim of this young l'rincess to the
throne will, it is believed, form the pivotal
point in the solution of the future political
situation in the Hawaiian Islands, and it is
considered not at all improbable that abc will
soon make her appearance at Honolulu to
accentuate matters. B9
WHAT R. M. DAGaETT SAYS.
Lord Palmerston Once Pronounced
for American Annexation.
Ex-Miuister Bollta M. Dacfett is of the
opinion that the British . G/Vtrnment will
not offer any very sirenuons opposition to
the annexation of th« Hawaiian^lslands to
the United States. 11 is reasons for holainz
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th is view are the result ol a friendly con
versation he had wi;h the representative of
the British Government at Honolulu while
he was the American Minister at King
Kalakaua's court. This gentleman had
grown cray in the British consular service,
and was well versfd with the traditions of
British diplomacy. He la formed Mr. Dag-
Kett that he believed whenever the time
should airive for the flawatians to seek the
protection of some foreign power thatthe
logical cousse of events would bring them
Under the American flag.
"In fact," remarked this gentleman, "it
Is well understood In the British Foreign
Office that them is to be no serious opposi
tion to annexation to the United States.
When Lord Palmerstoo was Minister of
Foreign Affairs he advised England's repre
sentative at Honolulu that tins continuity of
Hawaii to and its close commercial rela
tions with the United States would ulti
mately justify a closer American connec
tion." BSEI
From other remarks made by Lord Palm
er»t( 11 his attitude on the question was
made quite clear. lie said that if tlio Ha
waiian Island* were located ns near to
British possessions as they were to the
Pacific Coast, and if British commercial
Interests in lionolulu were a* extensive as
those maintained by the United States the
British Government would pursue a policy
having ftr its end the bringing of the Ha
waiian s under th« English Hue. Palmers
ton, wnile in the British Cabinet and when
later its Premier, was, perhaps, the roost
dangerous aid aggressive representative
of British foreign Interests England ever
had.
Mr. Daggett was very strongly impressed
by the language and manner < f his Inform*
ant, and ever since he lias been and still
remains of the opinion that Euiiland will
interpose no serious objection to the annex
ation now propose d t>y ih • provia onal G >v
ernment of the Hawniiiui Islands.
THE MILITARY ASPECT.
An Interview With General Ruger.
No Orders From Washington.
Though the naval authorities on this
coast Lave been lusy carrying out orders
for the dispatch of Given tnent vessels to
Honolulu since the startling news by the
Claudine 1 not a word las come yet to tlie
general commanding the Division of the
Pacific to prepare to send »ny detachments
of rrfciilar troops to Honolulu.
General lingers was seen yesterday by a
Cm. 1. reporter. He said he knew settling
more than wliat had been given out in the
public prints.
"Of course," said General Kuger, "if the
Hawaiian Islands become a part of the
Federal territory a military station for our
letjuiar tmops will very likely be estab
lished at Honolulu. It would be an ex
ceedinciy attractive and therefore a very
desii able Stl I
"But it should be understood that so
radical a clint^e In the w -licy of our Gov
nt wblcii the absorption i f such a re
motecountry \\(i; d bring about ii i
many important measures which will first
have to receive the attention of tbe Presi
dent, Congress and tl c <■' nntry.
"The question of tbe it c ease of oar small
military establishment Is foe. The acqui
sition of a distant territory, like Hawaii,
involves the responsibility of defending it
in a military as well as in a naval sense.
"England maintains a lercer regular army
than she would otherwise do, because she
has so many mote stations to garrison.
"If tiie United States is to adopt a B#f»
foreign policy 1b order m maintain or ex
tend our crowing commercial Interest*, It
- that we mmt increase bota; our naval
and military stn
"I admit that tr,e indications are abund
ant that cur people are beginning to chafe
under the traditional policy of noo-interfer
euce with other countries. The demand for
th« expansion of cur Coin mere* largely ac
counts for this feelinsr. be renewed agita
tion for the construction of the. Nicaragua
c mal exclusively under American control is
another evidence of this sentiment.
"But the people should understand that
when these responsibilities are onr«« as
sumed, along with them goes the responsi
bility of defending the territory acquired to
maintain our commercial iuteresls.
"Thi-> means clearly enough ihe organ
ization of a iaryrr army than we new have
bt the new needs i f public defense.
"1 think, In fiew of the many eontp ca
i lv< d in this Hawaiian cjii' bI on,
ihat our Congress will act with great delib
»ny decisive step is taken.
As a change of adu nistration is imme
diately - there will be no undue
baste.
"I believe the naval forces at Honolulu
will be ample to preserve sitter and give
protection to the Inhabitants, aid
that no trout s of the rfuular army will be
sent there at prej-ent.
"Meanwhile, we most nil be content to
await the solution by the authoiities at
Washington of the crave political p:i bleuil
presented bj tbia crisis."
THE MONTEREY READY.
She Will Be at the Disposal of the
Government To-Day.
Henry T. s t o! the Union Iron Works
when tee n yesterday said that thecoast
•> * diild he placed al
tbe disposal of the United States Govern
ment t -diy.
•'She is all ready," Mr. Scott said, "and 1
have been "telegraphing to Washington re
peatedly to hav*i Admiral Sevin receive
orders to accept her. but 1 da not know that
he has received any such instructions as
yet.
"At any rate I will send her over to Mare
Islaud to-morrow and have her lied up
there in charge of somebody.
"If they want to (they meaning the Gov
ernment) they ran get her ready to go to
soa by Wednesday, because in two days
they ought to be able to provision and coal
the ship."
>ir. Scott also said that if the Government
is really in a harry to have another war
ship on this coast lie could easily hurry up
the construction of the Olympia, or Cruiser
Nc C, as she la generally called.
"We need not, according to r.wr contract,
have this vessel ready until next fall, hut
the fact of the matter is that all her machin
»-iv is in and if they sent i n her armament
she can be made ready for service iv three
months' time," lie lined.
AN ISLAND PEST.
How Mosquitoes Were Introduced
Into Hawaii.
Some, years" ago ■ sailing vessel put into
II noialu hatbor. On board was a barrel
of rainwater. It look a few days to dis
charge the cargo. In the meantime the
skipper was so wrapped in admiration of
the beauties of Honolulu that he forgot all
about bis uncovered barreL
■ The water soon l came stagnant and a
hntcheiy for myriads of mosquitoes. Up to
this time the tantalizing pest had been a
stranger to the Inhabitants. As fast a3 the
mosquitoes left the barrel they flew shore
ward. Finding the climate and country
congenial and the blood of the natives satis
fying they remained to propagate their spe
cies.
The captain sailed away oblivious of tho
la<iint! lemembrancc he bad left of himself
and ship.
"Yes, the mosquitoes at Honolulu are
Just dreadful," remarked a lady, who has
resided in the island for many years and
who is now livingln this city. "The even
ing there is by far the most delightful part
of the day, and to thorouqlv enjoy it we
always after supper adjourn to the front
porch. There we sit in our bamboo rock
er-, with a little table on each side of us on
which burns a plnteof insect powder that
we buy by the half-barrel.
"The fumes from this preparation, com
bined with the vigorous use of a palm-leaf
fan, protect our faces from the detestable
pests. You can well Imagine how pleasant
it mint be.
"By 10 o'clock our arms are worn out and
our only relu^' 1 bed. Even then we are not
entirely safe, for sometimes a mosquito will
work Ills way through the netting, which
covers every bed in Honolulu, and in an ex
ceedlnely disagreeable way lie will make
you aware of Ii is existence.
"Honolulu is ahead of New Jersey In one
respect. That is In having two entirely
ditferent kinds of mosquitoes — one for the
day and one for the night.
"An amusing story is told there about a
family named Hall, who went to Honolulu
from Newark, N. J. Their journey was
long atid tiresome and by tlie time they ar
rived at their destination they Inn tied for
home again. They had been in Honolulu a
ftw hours only wln-n t lie v* visilly bright
ened, r.iui when asked how ;hny liked the
place they cheerfully answered:
"'Oh, we were kinder lonesome and home
sick at fir-t; but now It aint so bud, for
you've got mosquitoes thai beat our'u all
holler.'
ly"liawaiian mosquitoes are like New Hi ;,'
--land weather, if Mark Twain is U) be be
lieved, for there all kind*, sli a, sba| ea
and ages. As no one oas ever been able to
boast of having kille<i one, and as they
never die In that climate, they multiply la
numbers and iu crease in viciousness every
year.
"The clinmte of Honolulu is very mild,"
remarked the !a<!\\ "varying but little the
year round. Were it not for tlie cxi nion of
keeping off the pests the inhabitants could
well be considered the most indolent people
in the world. They Uko very little exer
cise ami hardly ever walk.
"Yon may be sura that the captain who
opened this Pandora's box, or rathei barrel,
and who was the cause of all this misery, is
lovingly remembered by both natives and
CRUSSItOADS Of THE "PACIFIC.
foreigners. If he had ever dared to return I
really believed fliev would have hanged him
in the nurket-plHoe."
THE CLAUDINE.
The Vessel Which Brought the Envoys
to America.
Quite a la r j:«* crowd visi'e'l Howard
3 yesterday to get a look at the Hawaiian
Btearoer Claudina which made the special
trip from 11 nukilu :o this port with the
7 lie It Him i inn Stiuiurr Ctitudinr.
commissioners bringing tidings of the
Hawaiian rev latiun.
There is i otbing specially interesting in
the steamer outside of this circumstance.
She was built Iv Nipier, Shanks &
Bett at Glasgow, In 1890; is 785 tons regis
ter, and owned v )\ W. Q. Irwin. She ruus
in the Inter-island trade.
Her length la 184 fe.-t, beam 32, depth of
l>o''i 15:9. Her endues are by Inin-muir
A- .i-i 'U~ n Glasgow.
She will leave f< r the Islands on W'pdnes
dav, two day* in advance of th<« Manpo-.a
aid will probably reach the islands about
the tame tune.
FAVOR ANNEXATION.
Concensus of the Opinion of
American Statesmen.
English Journals Strongly Hostile to
the Influence of the United
States at Honolulu.
H[>ecial to Tiik MOBMIKfI CaI.L
Washington. Jan. 29— Official political
circles still find in the proposed annexation
of the Hawaiian Islands a topic of absorb-
Ing interest it is generally realised— and
this gives peculiar emphasis to the discut
■lob that i he probrem must t.e solved by
the present administration and Congress.
The I emniisMoners fr"in the prOTisIOBSJ
Government will be here next Friday, p.nd
when their petition for annexation la |te
setited it will be sent by the President and
State Department to Congress,
It. docs not Men yet to be definitely un
derstood whether the executive message
will be dimply to the Senate or to both
houses. If the former action is opted the
Senate will consider the matter in ferret
session. With its love of mystery the Sen
ate will undoubtedly Insist Hint the question
is one fur consideration behind doted
doors. On the other hand, there an- many
members of Congress WOO will insist that
the annexation is a matter too Important to
be decided i>v the Senate alone, and they
will demand that, instead of a treaty of an
nexation being considered iii secret session,
there shall be a regular act of annexation,
such as was passed when Texas was ad
mitted to the Union. Them Is a very Ben
oral feeling that the annexation of Hawaii
concerns too closely the people of the
United States to bo :; matter of secret con
sultation.
The necessity for immediate action li»'S In
the fact that if some definite step is not
t>T' tnptly taken by this Government, <;r»at
Uritam will be apt to assert a protectorate
over the islands on tho i>lea that British
interests must be guarded. This step it is
generally conceded, will be but the begin
ning of a series of acts that would < v nt
ualiy result in Great Britain taking
absolute possession, a result that is, accor
ding to the concensus of opinion, to L'O most
avoided, Control of these islands by
England would give herttiagetlcal command
over the Pacific ocean. In addition to this
it would allow Great Britain to complete
the, ot>a in with which she lirs beeu endeav
oring to surround the United .Slate?,
whether by accident or design is, of course,
a matter of conjecture. The Canadian
Pacific liallroad alonir the northern border
Ol this country, the recently improved for
tification* at Halifax and E quimalt, the
c.ible. to the Bermudas and the establish
ment in those Ulands of an increased
ganison, r*re all links in this chain. The
Biitish colonies in the Carribean Sen and
I ■ 1. 1 iti-.li ai qnisitions inGuiana and Vene
zuela, are all actH of Great Britain which
have not been observed in this couuiry
without concern.
Hitherto England has only been enabled
to gain a foothold on the Pacific side ot the
continent by coaling* ttiatiuus lv South
America and fortincations at Vancouver.
Her possession of the Hawalln group would
complete the armed circle.
As war with Mexico resulted from the
annexation of Texas, there is some talk
that Great Ilritain would not look calmly on
while the United States took Hawaii under
its protecting wing. This view of the ca-e
was duly considered in a desultory disciis
•ii d which occurred in the executive session
of the Senate yesterday, and will be an im
portant factor in reaching a conclusion.
It is well known, however, that a major
ity of the Senators and certainly most of
tho advanced thinkers on both sides of the
chamber believe that it is the duty of thp
United States to look out for It 9 own inter
ests first ami then he prepared to defend
itself if any European power should offer
any objection.
In this connection there is some criticism
of the Navy Department in not having more
vessels at hand in tho Pacific Ocean and
pi it cularly in Hawaiian water?, in view of
tho fact that the possibility of this revolu
tion has been anticipated [for some months.
The Slate Department has been thcroughly
advised of the progress of events at the is!
nnds, although it may perhaps bo true that
the culmination was not sso suddenly ex
pected.
Id the face of the general protest stated
to have been sent by the deposed Queen,
declaring that she yielded only to superior
force and appealing to the United States to
reinstate her In authority, it was expected
ti. at the specially chartered steamer which
brought tho news of the revolution would
also bring a dispatch from Minister Mevens
or Consul Grieral Severance.
It «a^ also cxi acted that the commander
of the Uostoii would transmit to the Navy
|)"pnrtment some detailed rep- rt of his
vicious action, but nothmz has been re
ceiv.d and the inference is that detailed
reports from th»-se officials are on the way
by in;iil.
Pr paiatlons are gou.g on for the immedi
ate- dispatch of Ke;tr Admiral Skerretl « i h
tin 1 Meliiean to Honolulu, to be followed later
by the Ranger, Adams and po*slbly the
Thetis, the only available war-ships on the
l'.'citie Coast This mean*, and the author
ities do not dfiiv it, though they ate re
luctant to give information on the subject,
that ;11 available forces will bo nsed to
enforce the Monroe doctrine and to nafn
tain and strengthen the advantages tlie
UniUd Btatrs Bow have la the rivalry
between this cuntiv and (treat Britain for
anDreuaey In Hawaii.
For the present the Administration will
have to be content with a small contingent
of wooden craft, under the con.niana of
Hear A<liiiii;.l Sfcerrett, in the harbor of
Honolulu. The Mohican is expected to
*'oaii •'flily In I lit* week, and will Ins followed
by the Hanger and Adams as soon as they
can be made ready, probably within a fort
i Bight.
Extra efforts will 1 c made to pet the new
seacoast defense vessel, the Monterey, la
condition far sea service, not so much with
a view to service Iv the Sandwich Islands,
but in order that there may be at least one
formidable war vessel for the defense of
San Francisco, in the absence of other
ships. If necessity arises, however, she
would he brought into service at Honolulu,
Notwithstanding that her bunkers carry
only L'-Ti tons of c< al— loo tons less thin
necessary to steam seross to Honolulu at
her most economi nl speed of eight knots
per hi in— it would be entirely practicable
to carry an Rddinonnl amount on her decks,
and in this way, or by the assistance of a
convoy, make the journey in perfect safety,
Tho unfinished condition of her turrets
would make her practically useless iv an
engagement wltb any other man-of-war.
Hence the only < Ij-ct in sending her to
Honolulu would be aa a means of keeping
peace on the islands.
Further action in the way of naval pre
parations will l>e governed by the move
ments of Crea' Britain. .Just at the present
time no one lure pretends to know what
will develop from that quarter. Everybody
says the fa. lure to recognize the new <; v
ernment by the English Ministry is signifi
cant, ami all agree that she has a longing
for the Control of tho paradise of the l'a
cific.
No opinion Is advanced as to what action
she will take in the premises. Her every
movement will be watched with suspicion
by the officials in Washington, especially
with regard to her vessel? in the Pacific.
Through our Consuls In all the Pacific ports
it will be an easy matter to keep the Gov
ernment advised of the location and move
ments of all the British men-of-war. As a
rule, these officials do not report the arrival
and departure of war ve«seh in their re
spective ports, but they may receive orders
to keep the State Department ad vised of the
going and coming ol British vessels pend
ing the excitement over Hawaii.
According to the information of the Navy
Department no Uritish vessel has be^n in
Bono harbor since the- early part of De
cember, when the gunboat Daphne put in
bet appearance. She sailed a few days
afterward for the Fiji Islands. As far as
known no other British vessel is within
2000 miles of that port, though fiom the
way English vessels have of turning up at
the right places at the right time.no sur
prise would be felt if tho next steamer to
arrive at San Francisco would brine intelli
gence of Ibe presence of several vessels iv
Honolulu harbor.
At last accounts her Majesty's Pacific
rquadrna was stationed n> follows: The
flagship Warsplie, off the Chilean coast;
tne Ueloomene and Pheasant at Coquimbo,
the Nymph* and Hyacinth ut E«qtlimalt,
tif Garnet at Acapolcoand theCi.atapion
at Cnllso.
The future movements of these vessels
will doubtless have an important baring
on future orders to our naval commanders.
It is rather late now to turn liear-Adminil
Gherardi, with the San Francisco, Haiti
more, Charleston ana Yorktown. back 10
the Pacific Coast, yet this is probably what
would happen if any sign of an Enclish
demonstration at Hawaii should crop up.
It is not generally believed in official
circles here that Great Britain contemplates
any forcible interference in Hawaiian af
lairs at the present (line, aid all that is re
quired to prevent any, attempt in future is
for the United Stairs to take a firm stand at
once. At the same time regret Is expressed
on all sides, and especially among naval
people, over our helpless condition in the
way of naval forces In the Pacific. Our Pa
cific and Asiatic BQuadroni combined num
ber only a dozen vessel*, and not a new one
among them except the little gunboat
Petrel and tha unfinished Monterey. „
Tho English flotillas in these two stations
nggrpgale double that number. Many of
these vessel- are modern armored cruisers
and gunboats.
This condition of affairs ought to have a
good effect in the matter of appropriations
for new ships this session, and probably
will, ji-.d^nn; from tho talk aiming Con
gressmen since the reception of the intelli
gence: yesterday Iron Honolulu. It will
also have a wholesome .effect upon ; the
question, of an appropriation fur tho Ha
waiian cable. In the special message
which President Harrison is expected to
semi to Congress aftec he has heard the
Hawaiian commission on the proposition
of nnnexatlop, it Is expected that he will
urge nn Immediate appropriation for this
purpose.
In the meantime some of the members of
the Committee ou Foreign Kclation?, before
whom the question of annexation will
eventually come, are expressing sentiments
with remarkable freedom. Senator Morgan
makes no secret of his desiie to acquiesce
In the requestor the committee and annex
the islands. More significant even than this,
however, is the statement that Senator
Sherman, chairman of the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations, in the course of the
executive session yesterday bpoke to the
same purport.
Butler of South Carolina, who is also a
member of the same committee, said to a
reporter: "Of course there can be no ques
tion of the great desirability of the islands
as a nava! station. Unless they are pur
chased, as were Alaska and Louisiana, it
will be necessary for Cougress to pass a
regular act of annexation, as was the case
with the republic of Texas. Hawaii w< nd
then be made a Territory, but not, I imagine,
Kith a regular Territorial government."
Judge Chipnian of Michigan, a prominent
member of the House Committee on For
eipn Affairs, openly favors annexation. "I
favored it in the Fifty-first Congress," be
said, "m u:y report and speech upon the
Hawaiian cable. I consider it not only pf s
sibie, bat highly desirablr. The band wicb
Islands are extremely fertile, and the intel
ligent among its people earnestly favor a
union with the United States. As n naval
•station and point of commercial advan
tages in the Pacific, they are vital to us.
We would need them in va: and v. c need
them in peace. Their possession w u!d go
far to« aid enabling us to control the sugar
situation of the world. Of course, a contest
with liiijzlaiid could not be avoided, but that
should not iiffect the matter one way or the
o'.lht. This country will never amount to
anything more than a second-class power
so long as it whisks around the corner when
it sees the fueman approaching. England
takes whatever she wants no matter what
it may be. I do uot believe in a bullying
policy, but America must know its rights
and maintain them at nil hazards. I hope
to see the limits of this county extend
northward to the Arctic regions. I hope to
see it with a strong defensive and offensive
station in tho West Indies, be it in Cuba or
another of the<ie islands, and one of similar
strength and usefulness in the Pacific. The
tune has come when the Government of the
States must assert itself."
Hon. Warner Miller of New York is at
the Arlington Hotel. In speaking of the
Hawaiian matter he said: "One thine is
sure, if this Government does not acquire
possession of the Sandwich Islands some
other power will either absorb them or
establish a protectorate over them. This
Government could never Consent tint
Britain should control these islands. The
United States has c me to be a great power
among the nations of the world. Our com
merce has to be extended and, like other
nations, we should have our naval coaling
stations, harbors and docks, advantageously
located in the, waters of the Pacific and
Atlantic. The Pearl vet harbor is 100
valuable to lose. The islands fire ours lor
th« asking."
Hon. at. M. Estee of California said: "I
do not believe there is anything so very
alarming in the situation as some people
seem to think. For my part I think the
United States had better take in the Islands
and fight, if it comes to that, rather than
lose the .lids and have to fight anyhow.
If Great Bii tain should seen to establish a
protectorate over UifMu.we could not submit
tamely, while if we gain possession of the
islands immediately our rights will not bo
disputed by any foreign power.'.'
i;»-p!-"t'r.ta':v.' Ouihwaite of Ohio, chair
man of the Ullilary Committee, takes an
unusual view vl thp revolution. lie d< dares
that "the action of the Boston's commander
in landing the bluejackets at Honolulu was
a great outrage on the Government ol Ha
waii. The while matter looks to me like a
ureat filibustering scheme of patties who
are Interested in sugai planting. It will be
a line tiling fnr them to recover two cents
bounty on sugai fora while, but this will
not last long for the bounty provision will
be n pealed by the next Congress.
The possible seriousness of the matter a
Involving our relations with England made
the subject one upon which no member of
the diplomatic corps in this city felt at lib
erty to sneak to-day.
An interesting incident as possibly show
ing Blalne's attitude toward the subject ol
annexation is recalled at tins time. When
Ibe i.i -American Congress met la October,
r about that lime, Blame discovered
that Hawaii had not been included in the
countries invited to part cipate, and lie
■poke to the executive officer of the con
gr< is hlk ut the omission.
"But Hawaii is uot an American repub
lic," he was told.
He replied : "iJut it will be before long."
l?y his request, therefore, a resolution was
introduced In Congress by Representative
Hilt, and passed, authorizing the President
to send an Invitation to Hawaii. The invi
tation was accepted by the Hawaiian Gov
nieot and Minister Carter designated to
act as delegate, which he did throughout
the meeting o! the coDgress.
\\ hen the Bureau of American Republics
was established as a result of the delibera
tions of the congress, Blame instructed that
Hawaii should he included and treated as
one of the several American republics and
its statistics published in the handbooks
published by the bureau.
BAYARD'S OPINION.
The American Interests in the Islands
Paramount.
Wilmington', Del., Jan. 29.—Ex-Secre
tary Bayard was seen this afternoon and
asked his opinion of Hawaiian Hairs, and
particularly to outline the probable policy
of the new Administration in case the mat
ter should cone to Cleveland to dis
pose of. lie declined to speak :in
any way for Cleveland or his Ad
ministration or to talk offhand for himself.
He regarded the present situation as
the natural result of forces which have
been operating a loug time in the Hawaiian
Islands, and not, therefore, unexpected.
The prosperous condition of the islands he
ascribes to their commercial relations with
the United Slates, and thinks these com
mercial interests and the geographical rela
tion which the islands hold to the United
St;ites make the American interests vastly
superior to those of any other nation.
ENGLISH COMMENT.
It Forecasts a Determined Resistance
to the Annexation of the Islands.
London, Jui. VR— lhe Daly Graphic
BH)si>f the Bawoiian revolution: Beyond
dispute theie tias been inisguverniiu-nt in
Hawaii, but, except the lurid stories pub
lished In San Francisco, nothing has oc
curred, to our knowledge, to justify the
Queen's deuosilion. The revolution seems
to I. purely the work of a section of immi
gr.mts, numbering at the outside 15(0. Tho
fact that the revolutionists were iv so great a
hurry to ask the United States to annex the
inlands wears tin ugly look.
The morning Post says: The annexation
of Hawaii by the United States might be
regarded us a ' countermove* to the fortify
ing cf Esquimau. The hulk of the Hawaiian
trade being with tho United States', we are
not surprised that lliete should bo a desire
for closer union with that power.
The Daily News says: Tin' overthrow of
the Queen seems to be an American \ coup.
Hawaii being the v key: to the whole group
the Americans, once they possess it, would
not find, it difficult In making themselves
masters of the others. Europe, however,
has necessities in the same quarter and Hon
olulu I* the only coaling station on the mail
iout« between San Francisco Auckland
Ttio Daily .Telegraph' says: The affair
wears tin* aspect of a successful attempt by
American Intriguers to subvert, the existing
oil] er of tnintzs in favor ; first , of themselves
and next of what is 'impossible, annexation.
We would not allow the Uuited States to
annex the Islands even if the established
policy at Washington permitted the idea to
be entertained. The native Government
ought to be restored for the revolution is the
work of discontented, selfish foreigners,
chiefly Yankees.
The Daily Chronicle says: Europe lias
not any great concern with Hawaii. Never
theless the Queen has rights which se m to
have received scant respect from the lead
ers of the movement. Events had not given
to the section of foreign population the
right to oust ihe lawful sovereign. Anxiety
for the welfare ol the natives seems to have
been less a m.otive with the American party
than a desire to further their own interests.
The Standard says: It is not likely that
the good sense of the American people will
permit them to assume this responsibility,
which would be onerous and unprofit
able, or to claim an extension
of Influence which would be op
posed and resented by other powers
having equal interests at itake. It is true
that the United States could not allow any
other power to innex the island?, but no ie
has such an ambition. Justice requires
that the constitution be restored, with such
reforms as are nec^sary, the powers
most lnwes"e.l ngteelng in respect to a
Kiiaratitee. Neither the United States nor
Germany nor Great Uritiiin has sufficient
motive for making a selfish arrangement.
The Times says: It is difficult to see how
compliance with Mr. Dole's request can I c
reconciled with existing American Institu
tions. It seems plain, however, that the
state of things that existed lately cannot con
tinue any longer. Something must be done.
The question is, what and by whom? The
'iamoan precedent is not altogether encour
aging, nevertheless it seems possible that
some such scheme will be executed ulti
mately.
WAR-SHIPS DEPARTING.
The Mohican Sails and the Adams
and Ranger Will Follow.
Vallejo, Jan. 29.— A1l last night stores
of one kind and another were being wit on
board of the flag-ship Mohican. Orders
were Issued that every person should be on
board at 12 o'clock midnight, This morn
ing at 7:30 o'clock, scarcely before the peo
ple were aware of it, the vessel slipped her
chain cables from the ballards and steamed
away from the wharf. It is supposed here
that she went directly to sea.
The Hanger is ready to go nt a moment's
notice, Men were engaged all day to-day
working on the machinery of the Adam?,
and putting coal and stores ajoard. The
war-ship will be ready to sail on Monday
night.
The Adams will sail Tuesday morning.
HAWAIIAN OPINIONS.
What Honolulu Papers Say of the
Situation.
The Daily Pacific Commercial Advertiser
of Honolulu, commenting editorially ou the
18th inst., gays :
Tuesday, the 17tli day or January, 1893, will
go down to history as one of the most eventful
of all days in Hawaiian annals. The people,
weary of the conspiracies, usurpations, scandals
a nit eucri.aehnients upon Uieir rights and lib*r.
ties which have marked the last year* of the
Hawaiian monarchy, have asset ed the preroca<
live Inherent in every people to determine the
form or their own government, ana have done
away with the monarchy.
The leasous for this action are so obvious as to
need do statement. Thry have been lived by us
all. .Year after year we have had to patch up. and
patch up, the free constitution which a monarch
li is 'en busy In tearing down. The proclama
tion issued from Government building yesterday
afternoon contains a concise skeicli "f the polit
ical development of the last few years which
• very one should read and re-read. It shows
that the event of yesterday, was but the Inevita
ble consummation of these yens, something
which bitter experience has at last convinced
everybody to be a necessity; The ii"eess:iry has
been peic-ived— th • great mass-meeting of Sat
urday perceived it— and it has become face.
The change .which has taken place, though
earned out by the foreign population, is not In
the Interest of any cU-s, section, creed or na
(locality, but will Inure to the benefit of all-
Many of the native I-aders have themselves
perceived (his to be » facr.nnd some few have bad
the courage to express it, The Hawaiian mon
archy perishes by Its own fault. It dies for lack
of Ibe vital virtues which alone can keep any
system of government in being. If Its ruler had
possessed the qualities which belong to consti
tutional kingship 1: might have lived and flour
ished for year*. But those 10 whom the sover
eignty In these latter days has fallen did not
possess 1 lie qualities referred to. They were
usuipers, and they usurped once too often.
Hawaii will nut lose her real indeuandenc by
becoming a member of the Ameitcau Union.
The liut.ts of tlie meanest citizen will be guaran
teed as they never lute b>'en b.'lore. Ttic people
iu!e in the Tilled States, and they will rule In
Hawaii when she is an Integral part of the
Onion. Every Dative- born Hawaiian win be en
titled 10 ;>!l the tieedom, ;.ll tae Immunities and
lights enjoyed under the American constitution
by t lie whole body of citizens. There is no
colorable ground for pretending tbat the move
ment which was can led to a successful Issue
yesterday la for Uie benefit of wliire men only.
It will ben lit all. and tlie tank and file rf tlie
people moie tbao anybody else. The United
Staes of Ameilca Is the country or Hie poor
man— the oue country in the wor:d which affords
everybody an equal chance. Under its broad
a" .ns this weary nation will at ieugtli find peace.
It Is a matter of piofound thankfulness that
the 'blow which was struck for popular right
yesterday has not cost a single life. There it no
bitterness of feetinc toward Hawaiian?, but on
die contrary one of aloha only; and none would
have regretted the shedding of Hawaiian blood
more sincerely than the men whose energy has
In a single day established a government which
Is now not ineiely the only actual but the only
recognized government In this city. Every
decent man of foreign blood in this country
wishes to live on term* of peace and friendliness
with the native people, and the form of govern
ment now sought to be established is the
only one. as years of rude experi
ence have taught, under which the* Harmony
which all desire can be attained. The Untied
State-* lias been lor fifty years an unfailing lend
of Haw. ill. Ob the day when th • cornice: ion of
a half century becomes closer, and Hawaii en
ters tutu he family of States, as a Tenltoryor
otheiwhe, her lolltlcal troubles will be at an
end. Her credit, will be secure, her Industries
will revive, and she will enter upon the career of
prosjerlty which th« bountiful gifts of nature
have marked out as her own.
Lei tho«e then who have carried this move
ment M fat quit them Ike men and be strong.
To courace and pluck all things ate possible,
and if (lib community shows by us course during
the days to come that It possesses these quali
ties t lie blessings which it has won cannot bo
wrested from It.
The llouoUiUi T>ul!etin rf January 18 de
votes two uf its editorial columns to the
turn in the fortunes of fair and peaceful
Hawaii. It says:
The promises made to allow Hawaiian repre
sentatives of the kingdom to no forward have
not been kept.
In opposition to martial law in a situation
of the kind existing in Honolulu the Bul
let claims that it is unnecessary, ridiculous
nnd absurd and says:
The Hawaiian* are eminently a peaceable
people and no one Is either exciting them 01 en
deavoring to excite them. Ail are confident in
the Justice of their cause and willing to awal: the
lesult with patience.; The foreigners who ad
here to that side advise (hem so and follow their
own advice; to do notliinc c ilculated to annoy,
M'.iie or Injure any one or anything, and this ad
vice 13 being sedulously followed.
HISTORY OF THE MONARCHY.
Something About Its Constitution and
Foreign Guaranties.
Commenting upon the history of the Suid
wlch Islands a recent publication had the
following to say of the Hawaiian Kingdom:
The Hawaiian Kingdom Is a constitutional
monarchy. The Dierojjatlves of the crown are
defined by the constitution. Dmlng the sov
erelgnty 04 the two Oral Kam hamelus an. l the
le.ueucy in the mnu>iUy of Katuehamehu HI the
country was subject to the absolute will of
the sovereign. Foitunately the men and women
of the royal line were endowed with intelligence
and enlightened views of statesmanship, and
th-y were not slow to realize the radical change
which the advent of civillz >d foielgnere was cer
tain to produce lv tiie habits of t he native people,
Involving corresponding change In the institu
tions of the couuuy If 1 unions friction was to be
avoided.
Upon the Accession of Kniueh unelia 11. on the
death of hisf.ither, the founder or the Hawaiian
monarchy In isr.t, the young Kins; took a step
which, mote than nil others, iusteued the de-
Btitictlon of the old forms of faith nud govera*
menu by bieakini; the sacred tabu ami eatinic at
the game table with lv» mother and other women.
The ciii (a who cluue to the o!d falih revolted,
but liiey were promptly suppiessed by tho Kiuk
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
and tils adherents. aDd women thenceforth occu
pied a position of social equality with men. The
year following this struggle American V otesiant
missionaries land d, to be followed soon after
by Catholic missionaries. The latter were ex
pelled from the kingdom, but subsequently re
turned and laboied zealously In the cause of
Christian clvlliz lion among the native people.
Ksmehameha II and his Queen died In Eng
land, whither they went In 1823, the affair* of
government being Intrusted to the Regency dur
ing their absence. The. Regency was continued
under two very remarkable women until Kame
liameha 111 came of age and assume' l supremo
authority. Foreign Interference was frequent
and offensive during the liegency and the early
part of this reign. French and English men-of
war appeared In Hawaiian waters to enforce de
mands aealnst the sovereign, and the eountiy
was actually taken possession- of under an en
forced act of cession by Lord George I'aulet in
February. 1843. It was restored to the, King by
Admiral Thomas In the name of tils sovereign,
the Queen of England, in July of the same year.
The Independence of the kingdom was formally
recognize I by the Governments of England and
Fiance November 28, 1843. the United States
havlnz accredited a resident commissioner to
King Kamehameha shortly after this formal act
of recognition by the two great maritime powers
of Europe.
Kainelinmeha 111 completed th«» work his
p etlec s*or had Degas. Id 1840 he abolished the
old policy of the lealm and proclaimed a consti
tution. The methods of civilized nations, as to
courts of Justice, Juries, tenure of land* and the
definition and punishment of crimes and misde
meanors were adopted. From that time forward
tie Hawaiian Kingdom took its place among
civilized nations, and commanded respect and
consideration.
'the constitution of 1840 was superseded by
the constitution of 1852. which in Its turn was
Met aside by the or. aoic law of 1864 promul
gated by Kamehameha V on his own authority.
Kamehameha 111 died In 1854, and was suc
ceeded by his nephew, Alexander Liholiho, as
Kamehameh.-i IV. On tils death their was no
direct descendant of the Kamehamebas, so an
election was held and High Chief David Kala
kaua was chosen. One of hU first acts was to
appoint his sister Li'luokalani his successor,
and, on his death, she succeeded him.
Dining all these years the ;<greemetu of non
interference between Great Britain, France aud
Hawaii Das remained In force.
KALAKAL'A'S ELECTION.
A Naval Officer's Historical Data and
Personal Experiences.
Theodore F. Jewell, a commander in the
United .States navy, in December, 1892,
contributed a letter to the columns of the
Illustrated American, in which he gave a
full history of the existing events which
followed the death of KamHiameha V and
the subsequent election of Kalakaua as King.
Commander Jewell was at Honolulu when
these event-} took place and commanded the
first detachment of American forces that
landed in that city, and which drove the
rioters out of the courthouse, where the
meetings of the Legislature were held.
These forces were from the United States
warships Tuscarora and Portsmouth, those
from the Tusrarora being under the per
sonal command of Commander Jewell, and
thpy were lauded on February 12. 1874.
The letter of Commander Jewell gives
the following recital of the occurrences of
that time, together with an historical outline
of the events which led up to them :
Toe constitution of Hawaii, under which KaU
kiiua was elected Knit: In 1874, had been
adopted some ten years before duiiug the reign
of Kamehameha Y. This constitution provided
that, tailing heirs of his own boJy, the sovereign
uitiiht Dominate, and, with the consent of the
nobles, appoint his successor by public proclama
tion. In the event that no such nation and
proclamation were made, It was provided that
the Legislature should elect the sovereign, who,
however, nuiii ha of the alii of the kingdom ; I. c.,
he must be a descendant of tli.-" ancient chiefs.
Ktmehamelia IV had died without Issue, and
l:U successor, Kamehameha V, was alsoebild
les«. The latter died in December, 1872. with
out having appointed a successor in the consti
tutional manner, aud with him the K. imehamehii
line end d.
Hi* successor »a* Lunalllo, who, in January,
1872. Id accordance with Hie constitution, wai
phcieil King by i lie Legislature. Queen Emma,
the widow of Kamehameua IV, was a competitor
for Hie one, as was Kttlakaua, the late Kiug.
Lunalilo tiiiS not belong to the royal line, but lie
was a li!»!i chief, a descendant of the ancient
Chief*. His reign lasted a little more than a year,
and he died on Hie 3d or -ttli of February, 187
He had no heir, aod had not appointed a succes
sor, as the constitution provided. Therefore a
special tesstoti of the Legislature was called by
tola Ministers to elect a successor, lv accordance
with the term* of '.he constitution.
It so happened thai the biennial election of
reinesentatives to the Legislative Assembly had
occuued but a few days p;ior to tlie 'leath of the
Kint:. This assembly was a remarkable body
from tlie f.:ct that the Representatives, with ;»
slr.nle exception, were natives, ant!, with few ex
ceptions, they belonged to tlie popular party,
whose campaign c.y had been "Hawaii for tlie
Hawaiian*."
Two candidates for the ttirone were uomiu
In this Legislature, both of whom had been can
didates at the previous election. Oie was David
Karakaua, a high chief, a descendant of ancient
chief?, a nolle of the kingdom, and an intelligent
and educated man. Be was a candidate of the
native Hawaiian party, and was supported gener
ally, by those of the people who were of American
birth or descent. The other candidate was
Queen Emma, who was supposed to represent
Hie foreign (or, more smelly apeak] Hie X g*
Il«h) element In lie islands. She was the widow
of Kameiinnielia IV, and bad a sou who died la
Infancy. She was the adopted and putative
daughter of an Km pi Mi physician, had a good
English education, and hid visited England,
WO te -lie had been received with royal honor.".
Although she was descended on the maternal
side fi om the ancient chiefs, she was in no sense
heir to the throne, and. on account of the b lief
that lie was under English influence, she bad ac
tually no support outside of Honolulu.
Tlie lime for the assembly of the Legislature
was fixed for noon of February 12. for an hour
or two before noon the grounds about the court
house baa Lseu tilling up with p.ople. A fevr
minutes befoie noon a procession of some 200
of Queen Emma's adherents marched down 1 lie
street, wildly cheeilng and with drums beating.
As soon as the doors of Hie legislative hall were
if 'otttititi, <l on Stcnnd I'ageA
.Patent medicines differ —
One has reasonableness, an-
other has not. One has repu-
tation — another has not. One
has confidence, born of suc-
cess — another has only
hopes."
Don't take it for granted
that all patent medicines are
alike. They are not.
Let the years of uninter-
rupted success and the tens
of thousands of cured and
happy men and women, place
Dr. Pierces Golden Medical
Discovery and Dr. Pierces
Favorite Prescription
on the side of the comparison
they belong.
And there isn't a state or
territory, no — nor hardly a
country in the world, whether
its people realize it or not,
but have men and women
in them that're happier be-
cause of their discovery and
their effects.
Think of this in health.
Think of it in sickness. And
then think whether you can
afford to make the trial if
the makers can afford to take
the risk to give your money
back as they do if they do
not benefit or cure you.
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